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jervaulx abbey

Jervaulx Abbey

 

Walk leader

Michael

Route

Thorton Steward Reservoir - Thorton Steward – River Coverdale - Jervaulx Abbey - Cover Bridge - Danby Hall – St. Oswalds Church - Thornton Steward - Reservoir

Weather

Windy but dry, occasional sunshine

Walkers

Michael, Michelle, Ron, Sandy, George, Ken.

Excuses

None recorded

Comments

A pleasant walk through flat and picturesque countryside. We had a chat with the bailiff, who was hunting a cormorant that was taking fish from the reservoir.

Our lunch stop was in the grounds of the ruins of Jervaulx Abbey – good seating was provided. We wandered though the grounds before proceeding along the riverside to Cover Bridge at the confluence of the rivers Cover and Ure. We stopped for a drink in the beer garden of the Coverdale Inn – there was a roasting hot fire in the lounge.

We passed Danby Hall and St Oswald’s Church (which pre-dates the Norman Conquest) and stopped to talk to a friendly pony. Then we walked along a corridor of oak trees and saw several pom-pom trees.

There were lots of nice houses along the route.

Wildlife:

Young swan, buzzard, egret, goosanders, noisy mallards and probably heard a curlew and some skylarks.

Meal

The Church Mouse at Chester-Moor. Nice meal in pleasant surroundings.


Photo Gallery

reservoir

Thornton Steward Reservoir

river

River Ure at Kilgram Bridge

walkers

Walkers on Kilgram Bridge

pond

Abbey Fish Pond in Jervaulx Park

doorway

Doorway

monk

Monk carving

jervaulx hall

Jervaulx Hall

 

danby hall

Danby Hall

treehouse

Tree House

church

Church of St. Oswald

sign

Church Sign

 

 

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